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to at some role in toppling gaddafi? >> i would like to sit here and say gaddafi should be either with hugo chavez, hitler and stalin or the international criminal court and we should take actions to ensure that happens over time. >> chris: both of you talk about what people call the arab spring, extraordinary spread of people power in a lot of repressive regimes. the complication, of course, what follows it? some of the dictators are on our side, some of them aren't. let's talk first of all, senator lieberman, about the astonishing situation in syria. a violent crackdown there. but given the fact that president asad is no friend of the u.s., iran's biggest ally in the middle east, what should we do about syria? >> first, it's important to understand what we are doing with the world community in libya is what the arab world wants to us do. what the arab street wants to us do. finally we are on the side of the mass of people yearning to be free in the arab world. secondly, i think the world has made a clear statement in l
to at some role in toppling gaddafi? >> i would like to sit here and say gaddafi should be either with hugo chavez, hitler and stalin or the international criminal court and we should take actions to ensure that happens over time. >> chris: both of you talk about what people call the arab spring, extraordinary spread of people power in a lot of repressive regimes. the complication, of course, what follows it? some of the dictators are on our side, some of them aren't. let's talk...
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. ♪ >> todos contra muammar al gaddafi. el cielo bio resplandece. mÁs de un centenar de misiles explotan. anece en libia. a estahora tratan de evacuar quÉ daÑocausar los misis lanzados por una coaliciÓn en contra del goerno de muammar al gaddafi. segÚn la tv libia habrÍa 48 muertos y 150 heridos pero no se podido volver lanzar. el mundo volviÓ a ver misiles al aire. lo Último del ataque aÉreo. >> es elfuerte estraundo que hizo un sal al ser lanzo de un buque de guerra estadounidense hacia libia. el ataque perpetrado r una coaliciÓn internacional liderada por estados unidos, ene como objetivo tener la ofensiva degobierno de muammar al gaddafi contra su propio pueblo que lua por sarlo del poder. >> no podemos quedarnos parados mientras un tirano le dice a su pueblo que no tendrÁ serirda y sus fuerzas atacaniudas. dijo el presidente barack obama desdbras. el erato se prujo luego de que el consejo de seguridad de la naciones unidas e se uniÓ en una cumbre de emergencia en parÍs, autorizada el uso de fuerza para hacer cumplir la resoluciÓn
. ♪ >> todos contra muammar al gaddafi. el cielo bio resplandece. mÁs de un centenar de misiles explotan. anece en libia. a estahora tratan de evacuar quÉ daÑocausar los misis lanzados por una coaliciÓn en contra del goerno de muammar al gaddafi. segÚn la tv libia habrÍa 48 muertos y 150 heridos pero no se podido volver lanzar. el mundo volviÓ a ver misiles al aire. lo Último del ataque aÉreo. >> es elfuerte estraundo que hizo un sal al ser lanzo de un buque de guerra...
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gaddafi dug in. americans were surprised by mubarak leaving and then everything that happened around that. gaddafi was going to stick it out. with the obama administration has been struggling to do is come up with a coherent policy for dealing with such an unprecedented change, often in countries where we do not know a lot about the political alternatives. we have leaders who have been in power for decades. i think that what the white house has said is they are doing this on a case by case basis. libya situation has demonstrated the limits that we're speaking about the future of the middle east. host: we have a comment on e- mail by george. >> richard from maryland. caller: how are you today? host: we're good, thank you. caller: there is no doubt that gaddafi has done terrorism in the past. if he was as bad as everybody said, i think the united states with their position on terrorism as a result of 9/11 would be willing to go in there and knock his socks off, so to speak. the underlying issue is that
gaddafi dug in. americans were surprised by mubarak leaving and then everything that happened around that. gaddafi was going to stick it out. with the obama administration has been struggling to do is come up with a coherent policy for dealing with such an unprecedented change, often in countries where we do not know a lot about the political alternatives. we have leaders who have been in power for decades. i think that what the white house has said is they are doing this on a case by case...
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>> i think saying that gaddafi certainly put president obama in a box. once he said that, once he's established that as the political end game that he's seeking, he's sort of -- when he then go into military assaults, you're looking at those two things. i was speaking with some people in the pentagon earlier this week and they were adamant that they define the military mission as protecting the population, taking out air defenses and said, our military mission is not to get rid of gaddafi. when you see these two halves here, that's why you have this kind of schizophrenic -- >> exactly. when we talk to people at the state department, we ask, what happens if gaddafi stays in power, the response you get is, that's not part of the plan. >> if he stays in power what's to stop it happening all over again? >> that's not a success. it's not the worst case for the administration but a tough problem for the administration is if you get a result that's in the middle if gaddafi pulls his troops back, says, cease fire, big mistake, whatever you want, and says yes, th
>> i think saying that gaddafi certainly put president obama in a box. once he said that, once he's established that as the political end game that he's seeking, he's sort of -- when he then go into military assaults, you're looking at those two things. i was speaking with some people in the pentagon earlier this week and they were adamant that they define the military mission as protecting the population, taking out air defenses and said, our military mission is not to get rid of...
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obama has said gaddafi must go. it will make him impossible to accept any situation where gaddafi remains in power. >> you refer back to the usual phrase of we will let the people decide what happens as far as the room future is concerned. which we've heard before the situation. >> that is what we heard in egypt. it is up to you, and if you come to agreement with your government, willing to make reform and except that reform, that is perfectly fine with us. that is what has been set to the government and bahrain, in yemen, in saudi arabia. this is a very savvy approach because it encourages but the people to come to the table and the governments. the argument is that if you get out ahead of these protests, these groups come and make the reforms and show a willingness to change, we will support your continued rule. the problem in libya is that gaddafi is trying not to make any concessions. he is only getting more violent as the days go on. host: libya gained independence in 1951, and in 1959 -- 1969, muammar gaddafi
obama has said gaddafi must go. it will make him impossible to accept any situation where gaddafi remains in power. >> you refer back to the usual phrase of we will let the people decide what happens as far as the room future is concerned. which we've heard before the situation. >> that is what we heard in egypt. it is up to you, and if you come to agreement with your government, willing to make reform and except that reform, that is perfectly fine with us. that is what has been set...
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this should be clear to those around gaddafi and to everybody. history is not on gaddafi's side. with the time and space we have provided for the libyan people, they will be able to determine their own destiny. that is how it should be. >> president obama speaking just an hour and a half ago in washington. steve kingston has been watching them with us and discussed the president's justification for the involvement of the united states in libya. >> i think it really comes down to one key point, the international community feeling that if they had not acted there would have been a massacre in benghazi. the president put that in pretty stark terms. he said it if we had not acted, they could have suffered a massacre that would have reverted erected across the region and stand the conscience of the world. he kept coming back to that as the reason why the united states got involved in this. he conceded that america's national security was not necessarily threaten right now by colonel gaddafi. essentially, he was saying that we did the right thing. we took the moral course. we have a re
this should be clear to those around gaddafi and to everybody. history is not on gaddafi's side. with the time and space we have provided for the libyan people, they will be able to determine their own destiny. that is how it should be. >> president obama speaking just an hour and a half ago in washington. steve kingston has been watching them with us and discussed the president's justification for the involvement of the united states in libya. >> i think it really comes down to one...
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actions, to present gaddafi with choices. and pursuant to gaddafi leaving, the way he put it. just for the sake of clarity, 4 colonel gaddafi's clarity, for my clarity, the world's a clarity, what are the choices that you want gaddafi to see that he has? >> there are a series of choices. again, this is not -- and the president and secretary made it clear this is not the outcome the united states or any of our partners socked -- sought. after the security council resolution 1973 passed, we gave the gaddafi regime an opportunity to declare a cease- fire. they did, but they didn't. we saw actions on the ground that belies that statement. there was another opportunity where he had a choice, and he made the wrong choice, he chose poorly -- to quote a famous movie. what we are trying to do is convince colonel gaddafi and his regime and associates that they need to step down from power, that they are de-legitimized, having turned their weapons on their people -- >> but as a practical matter, how are you driving gaddafi to make the right choice when you have also made it unmistakably
actions, to present gaddafi with choices. and pursuant to gaddafi leaving, the way he put it. just for the sake of clarity, 4 colonel gaddafi's clarity, for my clarity, the world's a clarity, what are the choices that you want gaddafi to see that he has? >> there are a series of choices. again, this is not -- and the president and secretary made it clear this is not the outcome the united states or any of our partners socked -- sought. after the security council resolution 1973 passed, we...
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however, the policy of the western allies has been bad gaddafi -- has been that gaddafi has to go away but he is still there. we have to get ready with the situation that he will remain there for the foreseeable future. >> let's hand it over to sarah now. we have positive developments on the currency market. >> we saw some calm returns. the finance ministers announced they would jointly intervene in the currency markets to halt the yen's rise. >> stocks in tokyo rallied immediately on the news. they breathed sighs of relief. the intention of central banks of the industrialized countries had been enough to calm the markets. after surging to its highest level, the yen fell 3% on friday. a rising yen is a threat to japanese exporters. ki exporters like toyota are already under pressure due to power outages stemming from last friday's disaster. >> most global stocks got a boost but it was not the only driving force on the markets. >> the world's financial markets was overshadowed by the difficult situation in japan. this friday they focused on libya because of reports there might be a ceas
however, the policy of the western allies has been bad gaddafi -- has been that gaddafi has to go away but he is still there. we have to get ready with the situation that he will remain there for the foreseeable future. >> let's hand it over to sarah now. we have positive developments on the currency market. >> we saw some calm returns. the finance ministers announced they would jointly intervene in the currency markets to halt the yen's rise. >> stocks in tokyo rallied...
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gaddafi's airplanes fired into the city. there were about 20 people dead today in this fight over the city. >> you are an -- in benghazi. what can you tell us about preparations there? >> it was amazing. when the news came this morning about the fighting in the other city, people were worried, but all the youngsters went into the barracks here, which are abandoned. they want to get military training. i went to some of the barracks. some of the soldiers who went over to the revolutionary side or teaching youngsters how to use a kalashnikov and other things. they went off on trucks into the war zone. it seems like they will be successful to stop this offensive. >> we thank you for that update. meanwhile, the international criminal court in the hague says it is opening an investigation into possible war crimes committed by the gadhafi's regime. the violence in libya has prompted thousands to flee, causing a growing refugee crisis. france and britain say they will evacuate thousands of egyptian workers stranded on the border of
gaddafi's airplanes fired into the city. there were about 20 people dead today in this fight over the city. >> you are an -- in benghazi. what can you tell us about preparations there? >> it was amazing. when the news came this morning about the fighting in the other city, people were worried, but all the youngsters went into the barracks here, which are abandoned. they want to get military training. i went to some of the barracks. some of the soldiers who went over to the...
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gaddafi ordered a cease fire but rebels say attacks continue. >> now to japan. it's been a week since the massive magnitude 9 earthquake hit follow bid the deadly tsunami. millions reflected with a moment of silence. so far the disaster claimed 6900 lives, exceeding the death toll of the 1995 quake in kobe. crews drp dropped water working on a power line in an effort to get cooling systems up and running again z japan airports are packed with people waiting to get out. and they say it's been limited to the plant itself. >> and stock prices rose for a second day today. the japanese government stepped in to stabilize the committee. >> u.s. levels not matching levels given after haiti disaster and indonesia. a spokeswoman believes it's partly because they feel japan is better able to care for itself. and mark matthews continues with that story. >> there are a number of efforts there. is a telethon tonight and local mosques are collecting money and a third-year law student at hastings is getting high level help in his efforts to speed up delivery of donations there
gaddafi ordered a cease fire but rebels say attacks continue. >> now to japan. it's been a week since the massive magnitude 9 earthquake hit follow bid the deadly tsunami. millions reflected with a moment of silence. so far the disaster claimed 6900 lives, exceeding the death toll of the 1995 quake in kobe. crews drp dropped water working on a power line in an effort to get cooling systems up and running again z japan airports are packed with people waiting to get out. and they say it's...
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çit seems quite a success for gaddafi's army. as the guns blazed away, a rational built -- russian built air force came in for the attack. whether the pilot mist on purpose wasç not clear. we did not wait to find out. it landed just there. we got to move over here away from the [inaudible] we better take cover here. the rebels only answer to gaddafi's airç power is their high morale. but soon they were reinforcing this place again bringing out new defenders along the road. cutting the road is a priority for pro-gaddafi forces. one bomb destroyed a car withça family escaping from the fighting. a couple and their small children were killed. >> everybody is dead. why? why us? stop killing. stop hating. ç>> the road is the rebel's greatest ally. so far it remains untouched. the rebels can keep on fighting. >> the un and libya as agreed to let the team into the country to assess the humanitarian situation. thousands of people have fled intoç neighboring countries. many are still stuck in border areas. it $160 million aid pac
çit seems quite a success for gaddafi's army. as the guns blazed away, a rational built -- russian built air force came in for the attack. whether the pilot mist on purpose wasç not clear. we did not wait to find out. it landed just there. we got to move over here away from the [inaudible] we better take cover here. the rebels only answer to gaddafi's airç power is their high morale. but soon they were reinforcing this place again bringing out new defenders along the road. cutting the...
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day, chanting gaddafi slogans. a very noisy. you can't avoid them. it gives the superficial impression that this is a city showing its loyalty for gaddafi. but you do go around the streets and have conversations with people you do find an awful lot of people saying they welcome the air strikes, that they hope that means the end of gaddafi. to a poll of where opinion lies and who is an majority -- it is impossible, of course. but certainly this is a deeply divided city. host: your story in "the washington post" -- fears of a humanitarian crisis in libyan city growth. tell us about this story. guest: all the intention has been focused really on benghazi where the armed rebels are fighting a frontline war. but there is another situation developing about 130 miles from here, much closer to the capital, the city of misrata, where rebels have been in control of the city for the past months but gaddafi forces have encircle them. they managed to penetrate the town in the day since the no-fly zone was declared, which called
day, chanting gaddafi slogans. a very noisy. you can't avoid them. it gives the superficial impression that this is a city showing its loyalty for gaddafi. but you do go around the streets and have conversations with people you do find an awful lot of people saying they welcome the air strikes, that they hope that means the end of gaddafi. to a poll of where opinion lies and who is an majority -- it is impossible, of course. but certainly this is a deeply divided city. host: your story in...
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gaddafi is a dangerous guy. i fear that if we box him in, he will find a way to hurt us in the united states, domtic terrorism. >> pan am 103. >> he has a track record. >> is that enough to nail the guy right there? >> there are good questions to ask and iraq. boehner asked good questions. remember we had the lovely little or in print that? inwalovely little war grenada? >> that came on the heels of the explosion of the marine barracks in beirut. >> that was a harmless, pretend a little show war. you show your strength every once in awhile, but there was no cost. but you don't do the big ones unless you are serious. >> that is the real issue, is obama is serious? look, i had all kinds of questions about getting into this and the first place, as did obama, as did secretary gates. obama, in the end, made a decision, we are going in, but now his objective is that america ought to leave and have the war on going. he wants to give up -- it is process over bad policy. you just heard him say in that at the exit strateg
gaddafi is a dangerous guy. i fear that if we box him in, he will find a way to hurt us in the united states, domtic terrorism. >> pan am 103. >> he has a track record. >> is that enough to nail the guy right there? >> there are good questions to ask and iraq. boehner asked good questions. remember we had the lovely little or in print that? inwalovely little war grenada? >> that came on the heels of the explosion of the marine barracks in beirut. >> that was...
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gaddafi co. -- and of gaddafi until these recent times. host: "after five decades the u-2 is still flying high." talk to us a little bit about the role of the u-2 in intelligence-gathering and the fact that it is still going to be in the arsenal for a while what role it might play in assisting nato and our allies in the enforcement of the no-fly zone in libya. guest: the u-2 program has just been an enormous success over the years. if anyone is interested, i would suggest they look into the program. it has really paid dividends over the decades. there was some this doubt and sadness over the notion that you too would go away -- nostalgia and sadness over the notion that the you-to -- the u-2 would go away. continues to play a role in gathering intelligence, supplementing and being the lead at times in the understanding and planning for strategic operations. it is critical. there was a period of time where you could argue -- 1980's, early-1990's -- where we are focusing more on technical them collection rather than human sources. there were
gaddafi co. -- and of gaddafi until these recent times. host: "after five decades the u-2 is still flying high." talk to us a little bit about the role of the u-2 in intelligence-gathering and the fact that it is still going to be in the arsenal for a while what role it might play in assisting nato and our allies in the enforcement of the no-fly zone in libya. guest: the u-2 program has just been an enormous success over the years. if anyone is interested, i would suggest they look...
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de haber estado virtualmente aislado como noticias en la crisis en japón, los opositores de muammar gaddafi recibieron el tan deseado apoyo nacional, la o onu... que sigan atacando a los rebeldes y hoy el presidente obama advirtió que no acotar la advertencia de frenar sus hostilidades enfrentará las consecuencias, las tropas de gaddafi avanzan en estos momentos sobre la ciudad rebelde. >> (♪). >> es una declaración de cese al fuego que solo lleva el nombre. >> las fuerzas militares libias atacaron en el oeste a la ciudad de... dejando 30 muertos entre ellos niños. >> y en las últimas horas comenzaron a avanzar sobre principal bastión rebelde. >> llevan celebrando en las calles la intervención. >> dicen que no hay señales de tregua y los diplomáticos que no es un gesto origen in por parte de gaddafi. >> el embajador colombiano que votó en el consejo de seguridad a favor de utilizar las medidas necesarias, dice sentirse de que las tropas declaren cese al fuego justo ahora. >> podría ser una forma de disuadir la preparación de una estrategia para verdaderamente neutralizar la vi
de haber estado virtualmente aislado como noticias en la crisis en japón, los opositores de muammar gaddafi recibieron el tan deseado apoyo nacional, la o onu... que sigan atacando a los rebeldes y hoy el presidente obama advirtió que no acotar la advertencia de frenar sus hostilidades enfrentará las consecuencias, las tropas de gaddafi avanzan en estos momentos sobre la ciudad rebelde. >> (♪). >> es una declaración de cese al fuego que solo lleva el nombre. >> las...
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catching the road is a priority for pro-gaddafi forces. one bomb destroyed the car of the family escaping. a couple and their two small children were killed. >> for person dead. why? why? nobody speak to gaddafi. stop killing. why like this? >> of the road is the rebels greatest ally. so far, it remains essentially untouched. while it does, the rebels can keep on fighting. >> as the crisis teeters on the edge of the civil war, world powers are struggling to define when, how, if they should intervene. the foreign minister of libya already sees a foreign conspiracy. he told a news conference in tripoli today that the west is trying to split his country. the english are learning -- that english are yearning for the colonial era of the past. but gulf states backed the idea of a no-flight zone over libya. nato officials are engaged in what they call prudent planning. britain is working on a un resolution with its partners on the security council. president obama said today military options are still on the table. there are signs the u.s. might
catching the road is a priority for pro-gaddafi forces. one bomb destroyed the car of the family escaping. a couple and their two small children were killed. >> for person dead. why? why? nobody speak to gaddafi. stop killing. why like this? >> of the road is the rebels greatest ally. so far, it remains essentially untouched. while it does, the rebels can keep on fighting. >> as the crisis teeters on the edge of the civil war, world powers are struggling to define when, how,...
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secretary-general, thank you moon, with gaddafi -- ban ki moon, with gaddafi. guest: the libyan mission to the u.n., which diplomats there, renounced the gaddafi after he began slaughtering people in broad daylight. remember that he has been killing people for years. that is how he stayed in power in libya. what has happened with the rebellion is it is now in plain view. the current libyan mission as a collection of photographs are still there. here you have him shaking hands with president obama, a friendly handshake, when gaddafi came to speak at the general assembly. then there is one here of ban ki moon with gaddafi at a barbecue in ethiopia in 2008. that was not necessary for diplomatic etiquette. they were having a good time in this. then there is another one in the luxurious surroundings where ban ki moon hosted a meeting of the arab league which has now asked the coalition to go in and protect the civilian population of libya. gaddafi hosted a meeting of the arab league in 2010. ban ki moon flew in. the speed at which everyone has forgotten this is rema
secretary-general, thank you moon, with gaddafi -- ban ki moon, with gaddafi. guest: the libyan mission to the u.n., which diplomats there, renounced the gaddafi after he began slaughtering people in broad daylight. remember that he has been killing people for years. that is how he stayed in power in libya. what has happened with the rebellion is it is now in plain view. the current libyan mission as a collection of photographs are still there. here you have him shaking hands with president...
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like. >> and have the east go to gaddafi, the west to gaddafi. after he gets -- maybe [everyone talking at once] >> you act like this is the first time we've ever had a no- fly zone. we've done if in kosovo, iraq, we caged saddam hussein. there's a possibility -- >> should under what a no-fly zone is. no fly means the enemies cannot -- the case of gaddafi, he cannot fly, but we can fly. that's what no-fly means. it doesn't mean we can't fly. it means the enemy can't fly. that's what obama wants. that's what he has got. >> it's not the first time that the u.s. has done that. we've done that in bosnia, in kosovo, in iraq. >> and hillary clinton said it never worked. [everyone talking at once] >> go ahead. >> by the way, we've done these no-fly zones over the former yugoslavia, iraq. it doesn't necessarily prevent the kind of humanitarian slaughter that we're trying to prevent here. two differences between reagan and obama. number one, american ready. reagan didn't wait for international stamp of approval to move. and number two, with reagan, there
like. >> and have the east go to gaddafi, the west to gaddafi. after he gets -- maybe [everyone talking at once] >> you act like this is the first time we've ever had a no- fly zone. we've done if in kosovo, iraq, we caged saddam hussein. there's a possibility -- >> should under what a no-fly zone is. no fly means the enemies cannot -- the case of gaddafi, he cannot fly, but we can fly. that's what no-fly means. it doesn't mean we can't fly. it means the enemy can't fly....
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describe gaddafi survive many more years. host: let's conclude where we began -- the president back in washington congress returning this week. what is in the week ahead? guest: the speech on monday about libya. he will try to really explain to americans where we are headed, what is going on, why the u.s. is there and what we're doing. the rest of the week -- he does not have a big schedule. there is a meeting on capitol hill on wednesday with secretary gates, secretary clinton admiral mullen. the next two weeks will be all about vice president biden and the budget. that will be a big under current handling the negotiations. host: no shortage of stores domestically or internationally -- stories domestically or internationally. gentlemen, thank you for being with us. coming up in just a couple of minutes, the former ambassador will join us to share his opinions on what is happening in the middle east. first, a look at some of the leading editorial events as viewed by political cartoonists from around the country. >> author, po
describe gaddafi survive many more years. host: let's conclude where we began -- the president back in washington congress returning this week. what is in the week ahead? guest: the speech on monday about libya. he will try to really explain to americans where we are headed, what is going on, why the u.s. is there and what we're doing. the rest of the week -- he does not have a big schedule. there is a meeting on capitol hill on wednesday with secretary gates, secretary clinton admiral mullen....
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gaddafi was getting overstretched. whether the opposition could have held else without the bombing or through some other types of assistance, that's an open question. the reality is that there is no dew over. these questions are interesting, but they are irrelevant. what the president did in his speech that the administration has not done before it's too late out a path forward and the u.s.'s part in that. he described three things that have to be done. one, isolate and contain gaddafi, so he can eventually be brought to justice. the second task is he has to prevent gaddafi's military from going back on the offensive. that's the second task. that was accomplished with military intervention. the third task is you have to identify and build a credible opposition. by credible, i mean, one that will not be anti-democratic and one that will not be infiltrated by terrorists. those are the three essential tasks. it was good to hear the president laid that out. there are still unanswered question. nobody doubted the capacity o
gaddafi was getting overstretched. whether the opposition could have held else without the bombing or through some other types of assistance, that's an open question. the reality is that there is no dew over. these questions are interesting, but they are irrelevant. what the president did in his speech that the administration has not done before it's too late out a path forward and the u.s.'s part in that. he described three things that have to be done. one, isolate and contain gaddafi, so he...
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s the time for gaddafi to go. -- it is time for gaddafi to go. now. without further violence or delay. >> secretary of state hill hill -- hillary clinton speaking. what is the reaction to a no-fly zone? >> well, let me say first of all, we are very much aligned with the u.n. position. secretary clinton, and between american officials and european officials overall. so this is a very good case, by the way. it's a case where there are clear positions between the u.n. and the united states but also areas in which we have common interest. stability in the region and economic development for the people of the arab world. so i'm very happy to see as i approach washington, there's a great degree of convergence between the europe and u.s. so there's a coordinated effort to promote democracy, freedom and rule of law in this region. host: when the secretary of state says they will continue to explore all actions. what do you think of that? guest: i think that's our approach as well. we should not exclude any type of action in order to achieve our goals which is
s the time for gaddafi to go. -- it is time for gaddafi to go. now. without further violence or delay. >> secretary of state hill hill -- hillary clinton speaking. what is the reaction to a no-fly zone? >> well, let me say first of all, we are very much aligned with the u.n. position. secretary clinton, and between american officials and european officials overall. so this is a very good case, by the way. it's a case where there are clear positions between the u.n. and the united...
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gaddafi is a dangerous guy. i fear that if we box him in, he will find a way to hurt us in the united states, domestic terrorism. >> pan am 103. >> he has a track record. >> is that enough to nail the guy right there? >> there are good questions to ask and iraq. boehner asked good questions. remember we had the lovely little or in print that? inwalovely little war grenada? >> that came on the heels of the explosion of the marine barracks in beirut. >> that was a harmless, pretend a little show war. you show your strength every once in awhile, but there was no cost. but you don't do the big ones unless you are serious. >> that is the real issue, is obama is serious? look, i had all kinds of questions about getting into this and the first place, as did obama, as did secretary gates. obama, in the end, made a decision, we are going in, but now his objective is that america ought to leave and have the war on going. he wants to give up -- it is process over bad policy. you just heard him say in that at the exit strat
gaddafi is a dangerous guy. i fear that if we box him in, he will find a way to hurt us in the united states, domestic terrorism. >> pan am 103. >> he has a track record. >> is that enough to nail the guy right there? >> there are good questions to ask and iraq. boehner asked good questions. remember we had the lovely little or in print that? inwalovely little war grenada? >> that came on the heels of the explosion of the marine barracks in beirut. >> that...
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i do not have any sympathy for gaddafi. he was poised to murder nearly 1 million people, laughing into doing his thing. he has been in office for 42 years. his whole family runs the government. how can you have so much anti- american sentiment for a president that goes in there with missiles to try to save lives and curb this bully on the world scene? we need term limitations on these dictators. how can you run a country for 42 years with your family? people protests, if you do not give them more votes, but more bullets. .is it is un-american. at somet's look political stories before we get to another call. former new york mayor, rudy guiliani, says an incumbent president either wins or defeats himself. not much in the papers about what congress will do when they get back. here is a look at possible presidential candidates of 2012. one is honing her presidential qualifications. we will talk about japan in a few moments. this is the latest from "usa today." the death toll rises in japan. people are still being found alive. a
i do not have any sympathy for gaddafi. he was poised to murder nearly 1 million people, laughing into doing his thing. he has been in office for 42 years. his whole family runs the government. how can you have so much anti- american sentiment for a president that goes in there with missiles to try to save lives and curb this bully on the world scene? we need term limitations on these dictators. how can you run a country for 42 years with your family? people protests, if you do not give them...
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gaddafi's tr. rfour times, pro-gaddafi planes bombed the crossroads. bombing again. but bomb landed on the other side of the road. now coming in again. >> that time the blast from the bomb knocked one member of our team to the ground but he was not hurt. soon, the weather closed in. colonel gaddafi's pilots to not like flying low because there are vulnerable to ground fire. this volunteer explains there giving orders. for better or worse, most of the volunteers are full of fight and so far, they're holding their own. 2w>> the bbc's middle east editr spoke to my colleague. >> it is fair to say that byrd force and khadafi seem to be prevailing? >> brick force and i think some clever political calculations and technical considerations on the ground as well. his people seem to be getting the upper hand here which is 30 miles from here. we cannot go there for to cooperate. resistance seems to be fading in the face of a severe attack by khadafi's people. one man saying they place has been reduced to ashes. >> is there any way the rebels can survive even in t
gaddafi's tr. rfour times, pro-gaddafi planes bombed the crossroads. bombing again. but bomb landed on the other side of the road. now coming in again. >> that time the blast from the bomb knocked one member of our team to the ground but he was not hurt. soon, the weather closed in. colonel gaddafi's pilots to not like flying low because there are vulnerable to ground fire. this volunteer explains there giving orders. for better or worse, most of the volunteers are full of fight and so...
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the rebels have gone up and down this road, but the gaddafi forces have more fire power. >> when gaddafi fight with airport, you know, big weapons, and we don't have anything. where everybody? we need help, yeah. >> colonel gaddafi's war planes and heavy weapons could be decisive if the rebels don't get help from abroad. the regime is suggesting the americans might want to arm the rebels. >> i have the general with me and he's ready to take the call. >> libyan tv has what seemed to be an interceptive phone call, supposedly between the u.s. ambassador and a rebel general in the east. >> this is ambassador gene crist talking to you. >> what equipment do you have? >> it's not clear what exactly the american diplomat, if it was him, was offering. >> if they want to support the militia, do it. and we are not afraid. america, nato, france. it is our country. we live here, we die here. we will never, ever surrender to those terrorists. >> later in tripoli, colonel gaddafi's most prominent son addressed the quarters he called the real libyans. they were supposed to be libya's future, until the r
the rebels have gone up and down this road, but the gaddafi forces have more fire power. >> when gaddafi fight with airport, you know, big weapons, and we don't have anything. where everybody? we need help, yeah. >> colonel gaddafi's war planes and heavy weapons could be decisive if the rebels don't get help from abroad. the regime is suggesting the americans might want to arm the rebels. >> i have the general with me and he's ready to take the call. >> libyan tv has...
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gaddafi's force has launched a ferocious counterattack on the rebels. we report at the center of intense fighting. >> we've been hearing sustained artillery fire and the rebels themselves are firing rockets just up ahead. >> welcome to "bbc news" broadcast to our viewers in pbs in america and also around the world. coming up for you, with just a month to go for the royal wedding here, we have a list of the do's and don't's ahead of the big day. >> welcome. as fierce fighting continues in libya, president obama has said he has not ruled out supplying u.s. weapons to opposition figures in the country. he also says he believes colonel gaddafi was losing control of his country would ultimately step down. speaking in a series of interviews on american news networks, president obama called on the leadership around colonel gaddafi to make it clear that he had to go. >> the circle around gaddafi understands that the noose is tightening, that their days are probably numbered. and they're going to have to think through what their next steps are. but as i have bee
gaddafi's force has launched a ferocious counterattack on the rebels. we report at the center of intense fighting. >> we've been hearing sustained artillery fire and the rebels themselves are firing rockets just up ahead. >> welcome to "bbc news" broadcast to our viewers in pbs in america and also around the world. coming up for you, with just a month to go for the royal wedding here, we have a list of the do's and don't's ahead of the big day. >> welcome. as fierce...
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you solve the gesture by gaddafi -- you saw the gesture by gaddafi to china. we are engaged in two wars. we have now brought 100,000 troops home. we should extricate ourselves from afghanistan. the last thing we should do -- secretary gates was extraordinarily brilliant the other day, as he always is. this is a bush holdover. this is not someone president obama put in. he said -- anyone's suggesting that we should be engaging in far off course again -- far off wars again should have their head examined. yes, there's a situation in libya. there are reports vary widely about what is actually going on. before i, as a public official, would say i want to take a particular course of action -- we need a lot more information. america has to understand that if we want to be the policeman for the world, it's going to cost a lot of money. host: on the c-span digital bus , a question for the congressman. caller: good morning. with your committee's process for suggesting a budget cut, how do you go about that? for example, there's a $194 million suggested cut in the depar
you solve the gesture by gaddafi -- you saw the gesture by gaddafi to china. we are engaged in two wars. we have now brought 100,000 troops home. we should extricate ourselves from afghanistan. the last thing we should do -- secretary gates was extraordinarily brilliant the other day, as he always is. this is a bush holdover. this is not someone president obama put in. he said -- anyone's suggesting that we should be engaging in far off course again -- far off wars again should have their head...
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muammar gaddafi target to attack his own people. the people suddenly felt they would be subject to a massacre. the international community rallied and said we cannot allow this to happen, because it would send a wrong signal to the rest of the arab world and the dictators all around the world but if you use enough force you can survive and the international community will go away. the duty to protect, which is in the u.n. charter, if nato and u.n. would not act in this case, when would they? when muammar gaddafi was making statements of i will go house to house and show no mercy, and frankly seeing the things that he had done before with killing americans and other citizens as a part of supporting terrorism in the past, the things he a son to his own people, there was a clear concern that this was a humanitarian disaster, a catastrophe that had to be avoided and could be avoided with relatively application of military power. i think we will see this a day shift between looking like he is advancing and the rebels are losing, but i th
muammar gaddafi target to attack his own people. the people suddenly felt they would be subject to a massacre. the international community rallied and said we cannot allow this to happen, because it would send a wrong signal to the rest of the arab world and the dictators all around the world but if you use enough force you can survive and the international community will go away. the duty to protect, which is in the u.n. charter, if nato and u.n. would not act in this case, when would they?...
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i am completely confident that they're forced of colonel gaddafi -- that the air force of colonel gaddafi -- if there is anything that we did not see or were not able to influence by our initial campaign, we would be able to manage that. >> "the christian science monitor." use said that there has been no official communications with rebel forces on the ground. i was wondering if you could talk about the an official communications and what they have involved. >> i have not had any official or official communications with who you referred to as opposition forces. our communication has been with coalition forces to enforce the u.n. security council resolution. >> in the past, there has been leafleting with direction. to what extent are gaddafi forces considered or surrendered to not sustain an attack? >> this type of operation, a key component is information operations. we are executing some information operations with information be made available to gaddafi forces. that is all i will say about that at this time. >> chris lords from cnn. edu mentioned that the down - crewman was "treated wi
i am completely confident that they're forced of colonel gaddafi -- that the air force of colonel gaddafi -- if there is anything that we did not see or were not able to influence by our initial campaign, we would be able to manage that. >> "the christian science monitor." use said that there has been no official communications with rebel forces on the ground. i was wondering if you could talk about the an official communications and what they have involved. >> i have not...
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they want to see gaddafi stay in power. they get what they want and have access to whatever they want. the hypocrisy is we really cannot help libya. we cannot provide a no-fly zone. it just depends where you are. they will lead to it in africa because i hate to say this -- but it is racism. we saw hundreds of thousands of people slaughtered in africa and the europeans did nothing. pinkoson well -- inkosovo we have a no-fly zone. every single american president has known what this man has done. he has been responsible for massacres and murders in africa. it is not charles taylor who should be in court. it is colonel gaddafi, because he is the one who aren't the troops and trained them. no country in africa has been able to withstand this. uganda is facing problems with fragmentation because gaddafi cited to make himself king of kings. now every single tribal kaine is saying -- tribal king is saying i will not recognize the central government. they know that. europeans know that and yet they will let it live because of intere
they want to see gaddafi stay in power. they get what they want and have access to whatever they want. the hypocrisy is we really cannot help libya. we cannot provide a no-fly zone. it just depends where you are. they will lead to it in africa because i hate to say this -- but it is racism. we saw hundreds of thousands of people slaughtered in africa and the europeans did nothing. pinkoson well -- inkosovo we have a no-fly zone. every single american president has known what this man has done....
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gaddafi trimspa take back cities. -- take back some cities, gaddafi troops. and how to stop the radioactive leak at fukushima. the change that protesters in syria have been calling for is not coming anymore. assad spoke before parliament and did not hint once that he is considering ending the decade- long emergency law. he blamed foreigners for trying to send syria into chaos. >> the president's speech was eagerly anticipated. it was his first public appearance since the wave of unrest broke out in parts of the country two weeks ago. since 1963, his party has been unchallenged in the syrian parliament, and the party faithful are still standing behind him. he blames the recent unrest on the outside conspirators, intent on creating division and chaos in the country. >> this is an exceptional moment, when it is testing their unity. conspiracies against the country. but thanks to the will of god, we will always succeed in overcoming conspiracies, boosting our unity and strength. >> assad said he favored reform, but he defied calls to lift the 48-year state of eme
gaddafi trimspa take back cities. -- take back some cities, gaddafi troops. and how to stop the radioactive leak at fukushima. the change that protesters in syria have been calling for is not coming anymore. assad spoke before parliament and did not hint once that he is considering ending the decade- long emergency law. he blamed foreigners for trying to send syria into chaos. >> the president's speech was eagerly anticipated. it was his first public appearance since the wave of unrest...
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this condemned gaddafi's actions. it imposed a travel ban and asset freezes on those of the top of his regime. it demanded an end to the violence, access for international human rights monitors, and the lifting of restrictions on the media, and vitally it referred the situation in libya to the international criminal court so that its leaders should face the justice they deserve. mr. speaker, in my statement to this house on february 28 i set out the steps we would take to implement these measures. are consistent approach has been to isolate the gaddafi regime, deprive it of money, shrink its power, and ensure that anyone responsible for abuses in libya will be held to account. i also told this house that i believe contingency planning should be done for different scenarios, including involving military assets, and they should include plans for a no-fly zone. mr. speaker, intervening in another country's affairs should not be undertaken save in quite exceptional circumstances. that is why we have always been clear that
this condemned gaddafi's actions. it imposed a travel ban and asset freezes on those of the top of his regime. it demanded an end to the violence, access for international human rights monitors, and the lifting of restrictions on the media, and vitally it referred the situation in libya to the international criminal court so that its leaders should face the justice they deserve. mr. speaker, in my statement to this house on february 28 i set out the steps we would take to implement these...
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our gaddafi forces on the run? rebels appeared to turn the tide in brown fighting and are now trying to take the libyan strongman hometown. inside japan's nuclear effect erasion zone, a rare look at the desolate area near the crippled reactor, even as word comes up new leaks of highly radioactive water. defining the american dream. we begin a special series examining the experience is of those who have come to call the u.s. home. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. in libya, state television is reporting you allied air strikes tonight, even as anti-government rebels) on what could be an important symbolic victory after a weekend of military gains. there have been moving steadily west, retaking towns they had earlier lost, moving from benghazi, the rebels are now in control of three other towns. the biggest victory could be the capture of sirte, colonel gaddafi's home town. >> taking the fight to colonel gaddafi's birthplace. rebels pounding targets near the town of sirte. a victory h
our gaddafi forces on the run? rebels appeared to turn the tide in brown fighting and are now trying to take the libyan strongman hometown. inside japan's nuclear effect erasion zone, a rare look at the desolate area near the crippled reactor, even as word comes up new leaks of highly radioactive water. defining the american dream. we begin a special series examining the experience is of those who have come to call the u.s. home. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the...
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laying out plan b allows gaddafi -- let's not forget who gaddafi is. chemical program, nuclear program, support for terrorism the pan am 1 03 flight. it seems that when you begin to pick at it, it unravels completely. >> i am glad you reminded me of iraq. i am not a big fan of articulating policies and in doing nothing -- than doing nothing to implement them. that is my fear about what we may have done here. i am hoping we will hear from the president that there is a plan to take this vision of a libya without gaddafi and turn it into policy. if you want to go beyond what i have laid out with the afghan option, then you are talking about a ground invasion of tripoli. i do not see any interest in that. i am not convinced that it is writing -- rising to that level to justify that. the inc is right in there neck and neck with these guys. the issue is political sustainability. we saw it with a rock. over time, the coalition got smaller as we tried to enforce the no-fly zones over iraq. in iraq, there was not a plan to bring about saddam's device -- demise.
laying out plan b allows gaddafi -- let's not forget who gaddafi is. chemical program, nuclear program, support for terrorism the pan am 1 03 flight. it seems that when you begin to pick at it, it unravels completely. >> i am glad you reminded me of iraq. i am not a big fan of articulating policies and in doing nothing -- than doing nothing to implement them. that is my fear about what we may have done here. i am hoping we will hear from the president that there is a plan to take this...
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more fighting words from muammar gaddafi. wednesday he said that his people would take up arms if a no-fly zone is imposed. on the ground, state television claims that his forces are seating areas from the rebels in the east and west. our coverage begins in the eastern oil port. >> there has been heavy fighting in eastern libya with rebel forces using rocket launchers and take missiles, all of the artillery that they have to stop the advance of government forces. rebels have little defense against the air strikes. plumes of smoke in the distance mark bombardments. reports that a huge oil facility was the amount of the targets. government troops have claimed advances on several fronts in the east and west of tripoli. the initial euphoria amongst the rebels appears to have given way to the sobering reality that the regime will not be toppled as easily as those in neighboring countries. >> there appears to be a plot against libya. a determination to take control of libya and steal its oil. then the libyan people will take up arm
more fighting words from muammar gaddafi. wednesday he said that his people would take up arms if a no-fly zone is imposed. on the ground, state television claims that his forces are seating areas from the rebels in the east and west. our coverage begins in the eastern oil port. >> there has been heavy fighting in eastern libya with rebel forces using rocket launchers and take missiles, all of the artillery that they have to stop the advance of government forces. rebels have little...
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gaddafi and mr. ron struck an agreement by which both sides would pull out of -- mitterand struck an agreement by which both sides would pull out of chad. france pulled out, gaddafi camouflages forces and let them in. to think that you can somehow walk away leaving gaddafi in place does not make sense. it brings us back to the different scenario that we've already started putting on the table. the history of air power is that you have a capable opposition, you could run something like the afghan approach. i do not think libyan opposition is the equivalent of the northern alliance. what we have going is the bolivian military is not -- the libyan military is not the equivalent to the taliban. we of seen whether -- we have seen how they have fled at some of the risks of shots. they may not take a lot. it might not take as much effort as it did in afghanistan. but that is pure speculation, to go back to the uncertainty, and is much more likely that if the u.s. or our allies want to employ that approach,
gaddafi and mr. ron struck an agreement by which both sides would pull out of -- mitterand struck an agreement by which both sides would pull out of chad. france pulled out, gaddafi camouflages forces and let them in. to think that you can somehow walk away leaving gaddafi in place does not make sense. it brings us back to the different scenario that we've already started putting on the table. the history of air power is that you have a capable opposition, you could run something like the...
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describe gaddafi survive many more years. host: let's conclude where we began -- the president back in washington congress returning this week. what is in the week ahead? guest: the speech on monday about libya. he will try to really explain to americans where we are headed, what is going on, why the u.s. is there and what we're doing. the rest of the week -- he does not have a big schedule. there is a meeting on capitol hill on wednesday with secretary gates, secretary clinton admiral mullen. the next two weeks will be all about vice president biden and the budget. that will be a big under current handling the negotiations. host: no shortage of stores domestically or internationally -- a former c.i.a. covert operations officer. and later a look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program. with ben mckay of property casualty insurers association of america. that's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> as protests continue in the middle east and as nato set to take control of military operations in
describe gaddafi survive many more years. host: let's conclude where we began -- the president back in washington congress returning this week. what is in the week ahead? guest: the speech on monday about libya. he will try to really explain to americans where we are headed, what is going on, why the u.s. is there and what we're doing. the rest of the week -- he does not have a big schedule. there is a meeting on capitol hill on wednesday with secretary gates, secretary clinton admiral mullen....
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once more, muammar gaddafi has a choice. the resolution that was passed lays out very clear conditions that must be met. the united states, the united kingdom, france and arab states agree that a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. that means all attacks against civilians must stop. gaddafi must stop his troops benghazi,ncing on th pull them back from all areas, and establish water and food supplies to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. i am going to be clear. these terms are not negotiable. these terms are not subject to negotiation. if muammar gaddafi does not comply with the resolution, the international community will impose consequences, and the resolution will be enforced through military action. in this effort, the united states is prepared to act as part of an international coalition. american leadership is the essential, but that does not mean acting alone. it means shaping the conditions for the international community to act together. that is why i have directe
once more, muammar gaddafi has a choice. the resolution that was passed lays out very clear conditions that must be met. the united states, the united kingdom, france and arab states agree that a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. that means all attacks against civilians must stop. gaddafi must stop his troops benghazi,ncing on th pull them back from all areas, and establish water and food supplies to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. i am...
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the people of libya are willing to take gaddafi from power. the dominate here -- dominater here, he doesn't have loyalists around him. he has people that have benefited from his regime. the libyan people are ready to give their lives has we have just heard in your report about the man that wanted his children to live a better life, and this is a very important factor. with our forces approaching tripoli, the fighters are not really fighting, they either run away or they join them. the situation inside his degenerating. if you want to go to a bakery to get some bread in tripoli, you have to raise the tax. how long can people do this in tripoli? >> in the western city, troops are continuing their attacks on insurgents. the sides have been pounding one another for more than a month. the toll would be terrible. he has been to see what is happening. >> he is one of the key -- is one of the key battlefields and this war. the rebels captured it 39 days ago. the government has a cease-fire in operation here. we had pictures last week showing the exten
the people of libya are willing to take gaddafi from power. the dominate here -- dominater here, he doesn't have loyalists around him. he has people that have benefited from his regime. the libyan people are ready to give their lives has we have just heard in your report about the man that wanted his children to live a better life, and this is a very important factor. with our forces approaching tripoli, the fighters are not really fighting, they either run away or they join them. the situation...
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that is what it would not be stopped -- why gaddafi is stopped. if the arab league is behind this, get arab soldiers training. >> the arab league is behind us -- >> it is going to be a crowd ever and will involve not action, but tradi >> but you have taken away from gaddafi the argument that this is that some sort of western intervention in this country. you have the arab league on record there. >> i know this is messy, and it may not end in the way we all want it to, but it is preferable to us going in and big fight -- bigfooting once again. >> is about protecting civilians or protecting oil? >> it is probably about both. and the prospects of what gen went massacre did or repeople -- a genuine massacre did worry people. but don't pretend this is not about oil. >> but what is going on in bahrain with the saudis -- an explicit struggle between the sunnis and shiites in this area. and iraq weighing in on behalf of the shiites. >> bahrain really is a sticking point. we have tolerated, even though we said to the saudis, "do not send troops there," tro
that is what it would not be stopped -- why gaddafi is stopped. if the arab league is behind this, get arab soldiers training. >> the arab league is behind us -- >> it is going to be a crowd ever and will involve not action, but tradi >> but you have taken away from gaddafi the argument that this is that some sort of western intervention in this country. you have the arab league on record there. >> i know this is messy, and it may not end in the way we all want it to,...
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libyan leader colonel gaddafi has made his first public appearance. speaking in the capital of tripoli he told his supporters he will not be defeated. he says his enemies will be consigned to the dustbin of history. it came against a backdrop of whose in charge of the international military operation appeare. >> another define performance. this is the first time we have seen him since the u.n.- authorized attacks on his country. in an address that was apparently live in tripoli on tuesday, his message was unrepentant. >> gerat libyan people you are living too glorious hours. all of the people are with us. we will have a revolution against imperialism. i am not afraid of the planes that cause destruction. i am defined. my home is here. i am here, i am here, i am here. >> even as he was speaking these words, on american television came the suggestion that perhaps the regime is trying to explore its options internationally. >> i am not aware that he personally has reached out, but i do know that people allegedly on his behalf have been reaching out. so t
libyan leader colonel gaddafi has made his first public appearance. speaking in the capital of tripoli he told his supporters he will not be defeated. he says his enemies will be consigned to the dustbin of history. it came against a backdrop of whose in charge of the international military operation appeare. >> another define performance. this is the first time we have seen him since the u.n.- authorized attacks on his country. in an address that was apparently live in tripoli on...
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they will have a government wants gaddafi is gone. -- once gaddafi is gone. the process is going on. there is no opposition really. they have to start from scratch. that is what they are trying know from the east, to put some pressure on the regime, duffy -- gaddafi's regime. >> thank you. in the meantime, the international community has been adding pressure on the gaddafi regime. the u.n. security council voted unanimously in favor of sanctions. the eu has since filed suit. u.s. secretary of state hillary cnton megyn stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open -- again stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open. >> the international community continues to diplomatic pressure on libyan leader moammar gaddafi. the turmoil involving libya is high on the human rights council's agenda. now, they had issued an urgent appeal. >> there is concern the widespread and systematic attacks against the civilian population may amount to crimes under international law. attacks must be independently investigated, and those responsible must be
they will have a government wants gaddafi is gone. -- once gaddafi is gone. the process is going on. there is no opposition really. they have to start from scratch. that is what they are trying know from the east, to put some pressure on the regime, duffy -- gaddafi's regime. >> thank you. in the meantime, the international community has been adding pressure on the gaddafi regime. the u.n. security council voted unanimously in favor of sanctions. the eu has since filed suit. u.s....
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the rebels intend to move on to gaddafi's next stronghold. they feel sure they can do it. >> our correspondent in washington says there has been a change in washington's language. >> the message from president obama today was much harsher, talking about the gaddafi must leave now. there was also a direct threat to anyone associated with this government, basically saying, if you are responsible for violence we will bring you to account. the big question is what the united states can actually do about libya short of using direct military force. we heard president obama pimm talk about preparing a full range of options. -- president obama talk about preparing a full range of options. the subtext is, if pushed to that point, but that is certainly not where the government is at this moment. it is a less preferred option. there has been a lot of talk about the no-fly zone over libya. that would require military action. the united states is not ruling that option out, but is very reluctant to commit to it. the reason for that is that the united stat
the rebels intend to move on to gaddafi's next stronghold. they feel sure they can do it. >> our correspondent in washington says there has been a change in washington's language. >> the message from president obama today was much harsher, talking about the gaddafi must leave now. there was also a direct threat to anyone associated with this government, basically saying, if you are responsible for violence we will bring you to account. the big question is what the united states can...
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it is gaddafi's birthplace and apparently filled with gaddafi's supporters. what would be the threat to civilians? >> the military forces are command and control related. they are doing command-and- control for the forces that are to the east to them. once again, you want to create confusion at the front and go after command and control at the rear and supply lines in between. and ammunition facilities anywhere we can find them. >> does not say command-and- control facilities on the chart. >> let me check and make sure we accurately captured that. >> specific on the number of ordinance dropped. >> we are up to 199, 7 from coalition, and a little over 600 persistent guided, 455 from the u.s. and 107 from the coalition. >> can you give a sense of the level of destruction in the last few days? how are you quantifying it? tanks destroyed? >> we do not have the damage assessment from the last 24 hours. once again, we are not into -- as we do an assessment of the effect on the battlefield, we are not counting tanks and armored personnel carriers destroyed. that's n
it is gaddafi's birthplace and apparently filled with gaddafi's supporters. what would be the threat to civilians? >> the military forces are command and control related. they are doing command-and- control for the forces that are to the east to them. once again, you want to create confusion at the front and go after command and control at the rear and supply lines in between. and ammunition facilities anywhere we can find them. >> does not say command-and- control facilities on the...
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an attack on colonel gaddafi is an attack on libya itself. it is akin to treason. they are mystified that the united nations cannot see that. >> what about the united nations? >> i hate the united nations. i hate britain. i hate france. i love libya. i love libya only. >> we are ready to give our lives for muammar gaddafi and for libya. >> the more intense fighting becomes, the more intense their loyalty to gaddafi. >> when they speak of the international community, they speak in different towns. >> the vote last night at the un has changed this conflict. it authorizes air strikes against ground troops, like these on the front lines, should they attack civilians. the libyan government does not want that, so, in contrast to what it says to the libyans, it said this today to the international community. >> therefore, libya has decided to have an immediate cease-fire, and the stoppage of all military operations. >> only yesterday, colonel gaddafi said his men were coming to benghazi. those who resisted would be shown "no mercy." has he changed his mind? president obam
an attack on colonel gaddafi is an attack on libya itself. it is akin to treason. they are mystified that the united nations cannot see that. >> what about the united nations? >> i hate the united nations. i hate britain. i hate france. i love libya. i love libya only. >> we are ready to give our lives for muammar gaddafi and for libya. >> the more intense fighting becomes, the more intense their loyalty to gaddafi. >> when they speak of the international...
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gaddafi will slaughter them. anything that can help, we are ready to except as long as there is no physical presence on our soil. -- we're ready to accept. >> you asked about a divided libya. this is impossible. believe me, believe me, i am from the south. most of my friends are from benghazi. my wife is from the middle of libya. if you can divide yourself, your body, you can divide libya. [applause] >> for the sake of his schedule, i would like to thank him very much. >> i would like to say thank you to the libyan community, thank you for the press for being here today. thank you for taking take care of our host. thank you on behalf of the libyan people. i would like to thank the ambassador. he came to the foreign affairs department in 2000. i did not know him at that time. he was the director of the america department and of your department. -- and europe department. after a year, he said miti candidate to open our mission there. he was my boss and he still is. i would like to thank him very much from joining u
gaddafi will slaughter them. anything that can help, we are ready to except as long as there is no physical presence on our soil. -- we're ready to accept. >> you asked about a divided libya. this is impossible. believe me, believe me, i am from the south. most of my friends are from benghazi. my wife is from the middle of libya. if you can divide yourself, your body, you can divide libya. [applause] >> for the sake of his schedule, i would like to thank him very much. >> i...
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forces backing gaddafi are close to securing misurata. that would leave only benghazi under rebel control. >> military operations are over. within 48 hours, it will all be finished. our forces have almost reached benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> he was referring to a un debate over imposing a no-fly zone over libya. the red cross has withdrawn its staff and has asked both sides to protect civilians. >> members of the german parliament have held a debate on the situation in libya, and the possibility of a no-fly zone over the country. some members of the opposition are in favor of such a measure, but the german foreign minister has cautioned against it. "german foreign minister continues to insist that libyan dictator gaddafi must relinquish power. it but he rejected calls for a no-fly zone. >> we do not want to become a party to a civil war in north africa. we do not want to go down a path that would see german soldiers fighting a war in libya. [applause] >> the opposition left party agrees with the government line
forces backing gaddafi are close to securing misurata. that would leave only benghazi under rebel control. >> military operations are over. within 48 hours, it will all be finished. our forces have almost reached benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> he was referring to a un debate over imposing a no-fly zone over libya. the red cross has withdrawn its staff and has asked both sides to protect civilians. >> members of the german parliament have held a debate...
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that gaddafi testers to kill people? we all admit he is insane. >> john mccain. that is the dilemma. how'd you get rid of a madman, charles? >> you have to hope that the libyans themselves will do it, although it looks like it may end up either as a stalemate or you will have an east and west libya, two countries, or you could have a very long, long civil war. ours was four years. at least things and not have ended 18 days as they ended in egypt. do we really want to commit ourselves to one side? it looked as if gaddafi was almost gone and all he needed was a push of a feather, which would be our controlling airspace and nondurables to counterattack, i would say, yes. but you have to think of contingencies. what if gaddafi hangs on after we impose a no-fly zone? we are then committing to a civil war that could be and less. >> no-fly zones cannot be easy. you have to take out defenses. >> it is a big country. a major military operation. the great commandos in congress have nowhere near any military service, have this idea
that gaddafi testers to kill people? we all admit he is insane. >> john mccain. that is the dilemma. how'd you get rid of a madman, charles? >> you have to hope that the libyans themselves will do it, although it looks like it may end up either as a stalemate or you will have an east and west libya, two countries, or you could have a very long, long civil war. ours was four years. at least things and not have ended 18 days as they ended in egypt. do we really want to commit...